Deer Hunting tips

Deer must eat and watch for predators at the same time. As deer eat, they are constantly twitching and turning their ears to listen for unusual or warning sounds.

Following are deer hunting tips that will help make your deer hunting experiences more enjoyable and rewarding.

Many factors make deer hunting one of the most rewarding hunting experiences of all game hunting. The elusiveness of the deer coupled with the challenge required for true "wild" hunting of deer makes this a very popular sport.

Tips
1. Don't smoke a cigar while listening to a radio. The second hand smoke of a cigar can have the same effects on deer as on humans.
2. Don't sing loudly with your i-pod going. The deer are easily offended by bad singing.
3. Don't sleep for two hours while you are hunting. You may have bad dreams.
4. Be aware of your surroundings and pay attention to detail. See the picture. This is Bryce last year as he was on the Republican River. He has no clue of what is going on. The deer hung on for 2 hours until Bryce left. Try to use common sense.
5. Don't cut firewood while you are hunting. Using a chain saw seems to distract the deer and your chances of a kill go down substantially.
6. Don't poop your pants. For some this doesn't work due to the curious odors they present.
7. Do poop your pants. It works for me.
8. Don't rattle antlers crazily as if you were two bucks fighting. Think about it.
9. You don't need to buy $50 of scent to attract the deer. Just get in a heavily used path and they will come.
10. Don't put your clothes in a bag of pine cones and evergreen branches and then sit down and poop your pants. Just doesn't seem to fit the idea of being a great outdoorsman.
11. Always let the oldest brother hunt from the spot he picks without any argument. This is just pure courtesy to those you should respect greatly.
12. Don't set up a point system for game and update everybody as you shoot four rabbits and then we never hear anything about it until you start the new point system for the next year. It seems the point system is always based on what that person has shot the most of.
13. Most importantly, before you shoot 3-10 deer, remember you have to eat the crap so try to remain calm and think what you are really doing before it is too late.

Only 4 months until the season starts. Be ready and make sure you buy shells prior to when the season starts.